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Elements of successful NIH grant applications

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2315735121

5 postulates for Successful Applications 101:

1. The application is for the reviewer, not you, the applicant—remember that.
2. Learn from the Greek—communicate in stories.
3. Your Specific Aims story needs to be cohesive—leave no puzzling gaps.
4. Motivate the reviewer to keep reading—make your story resonate.
5. There is serendipity and noise in the peer-review system—accept that.
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